5: Wine delivery

Among them, fruit wines were the most common.

Yellow wines were next.

Sake and white spirits were relatively few.

Regardless of the type of wine, they were all excellent in taste and quality.

Even Xiao Shi, who wasn't much of a drinker, would appropriately have a few sips before cultivating each day after tasting these fine wines.

Even he was like this.

For those who were addicted to alcohol, the value of these fine wines was even more self-evident.

As long as Elder Qiu was addicted to alcohol, he could use these fine wines to curry favor with him!

But before that.

Xiao Shi planned to first inquire about Elder Qiu.

At the very least, he needed to understand his character.

After all, in such a chaotic world, there were many overbearing and unreasonable people. If Elder Qiu had such a temperament, Xiao Shi would have to carefully consider his approach.

Xiao Shi first sought out the menial disciples who raised Five-Colored Spirit-Tailed Sparrows in the forest to inquire.

These menial disciples had more or less interacted with Elder Qiu and knew something about his temper and character.

Afterwards, Xiao Shi inquired among many Outer Sect Disciples.

He found that Elder Qiu had a good reputation within the sect; he was easygoing and never bullied juniors by relying on his status.

Even when he asked menial disciples for wine on weekdays, he would give them corresponding compensation.

His character was very good, he was just a bit lazy and addicted to alcohol... However, Xiao Shi was cautious.

The information he had gathered was not enough to make him completely at ease.

So he personally approached Elder Qiu to verify the intelligence he had gathered and found that he was indeed as described, which finally put him at ease.

On this day.

Xiao Shi, as usual, reported the Five-Colored Spirit-Tailed Sparrow's rearing situation to Elder Qiu.

Elder Qiu was dozing on a bamboo chair, not listening at all.

Xiao Shi also knew that such reports were merely symbolic.

Elder Qiu never paid attention.

As long as he didn't let the Five-Colored Spirit-Tailed Sparrow die, it was fine.

After finishing his report, Xiao Shi didn't leave immediately. He lightly coughed and said,

"Elder Qiu, this disciple has a pot of wine. It tastes quite good. Would you like to try it?"

As soon as he spoke.

Elder Qiu, who had been closing his eyes and was almost asleep, instantly opened his eyes and sat up from the bamboo chair.

"If you're talking about this, then I'm not sleepy anymore!"

Elder Qiu looked at Xiao Shi with great interest, without a hint of sleepiness.

He truly is a drunkard… Xiao Shi secretly chuckled in his heart.

He took out the prepared fruit wine and respectfully handed it over.

Elder Qiu accepted it with a beaming smile.

He first uncorked the wine pot and sniffed it.

He immediately felt a surge of energy.

As a seasoned drunkard, he could already tell from the aroma alone that this pot of wine was very different from the ones he had drunk before.

This made Elder Qiu's smile grow wider. He eagerly picked up the wine pot and took a small sip.

As the fruit wine entered his mouth.

Elder Qiu's eyes suddenly widened.

He felt as if he had been electrocuted.

He nearly jumped out of his chair.

"This wine!!"

His breathing was rapid, his face flushed, and his entire body trembled from excessive excitement.

After swallowing the fruit wine in his mouth, he picked up the wine pot, took another sip, and closed his eyes to savor it.

After a long while.

Elder Qiu's eyes finally reopened, filled with satisfaction, lingering taste, and a sigh of unfulfilled desire.

"Good wine, truly good wine!! I have drunk countless wines in my life, yet I have never tasted such delicious fruit wine!"

He looked at Xiao Shi curiously.

"Where did you get this wine? Do you have more?"

Xiao Shi smiled.

Elder Qiu's reaction was as he had expected.

Even someone who didn't like drinking, like him, was attracted to this fruit wine, let alone a seasoned old drunkard.

As for Elder Qiu's question, he had already prepared his answer.

"Before this disciple joined the sect, he once met an old gentleman who sold wine. This wine was bought from that old gentleman at the time. If Elder Qiu likes it, this disciple will bring another pot tomorrow."

Based on his previous inquiries and interactions, Xiao Shi already knew that Elder Qiu was not an overbearing and unreasonable person, so he didn't mind revealing that he had more.

If the other party had been of a crude and tyrannical nature, he wouldn't have been able to operate this way.

Such a person, when faced with the fruit wine he offered, would not show any gratitude, but would only forcefully snatch it away.

This was also the main reason why Xiao Shi took the time to inquire about the other party's character before offering the wine.

Given Elder Qiu's character, even if he knew Xiao Shi had more of this fruit wine, he wouldn't rely on his status as an elder to forcefully seize it.

He could use this to draw them closer.

The next day.

Xiao Shi brought another pot of wine to Elder Qiu.

Although it was also fruit wine, its taste was different from yesterday's fruit wine.

Elder Qiu praised it endlessly, savoring it sip by sip, reluctant to drink it too quickly.

Xiao Shi then took out an exquisite small wine cup and handed it to Elder Qiu, stating that tasting wine with this cup would have more ambiance and style.

Elder Qiu's eyes lit up as he took it.

He poured a small cup and took a sip.

He was surprised to find that drinking wine with this cup was indeed different from drinking directly from the wine pot!

For a seasoned drunkard like him.

Drinking was no longer just about the taste; he drank for the ambiance and savored life itself.

This wine cup directly elevated the style, making him feel even more immersed in the experience.

And so it went.

Xiao Shi brought a pot of wine to Elder Qiu every day.

From fruit wine at the beginning, to yellow wine, then to sake and white spirits.

Each day was a different kind.

And the taste of each wine made Elder Qiu unable to resist.

During this week.

Elder Qiu drank all sorts of fine wines he had never tasted in his entire life.

He was completely immersed in the joy these fine wines brought.

In addition to bringing wine to Elder Qiu every day.

Xiao Shi also didn't forget to catch Spotted Bugs.

Although no Entering Martial Rank items had dropped yet, he still tirelessly killed these Spotted Bugs.

Now, more than half of his room was already filled with various items.

This made Xiao Shi realize that as the number of items increased, he also needed to consider the issue of item storage.

Once his room was full and could no longer hold anything, there would be no more storage space.

"If it comes to that, I'll just have to rent a room within the sect..."

Usually, Outer Sect Disciples each had their own room.

However, they could also rent rooms.

Xiao Shi felt that once he had too many items, it would be very necessary for him to rent a room to store them.

A week passed like this.

Xiao Shi continued to bring wine to Elder Qiu as usual.

However, today, after Elder Qiu received the wine pot from Xiao Shi, he did not begin to drink heartily as he usually did.

He placed the wine pot aside.

He looked deeply at Xiao Shi and said,

"These past few days, I've drunk quite a bit of your wine. I don't like owing favors, so tell me, what do you want?"